With the release of the Book of Boba Fett, now in it’s second week, it seems there
is some scrutiny of the character of Boba Fett, himself.
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With that said, I have two comments from yesterday’s video I’d like to give a shoutout to.
Today’s topic will follow directly after.
The video was titled, “The Book of Boba Fett is NOT in trouble!
Stop listening to them!
The first comment comes from Starwars1995: To make us want to love the Tuskens as people
and get emotionally attached tells us a lot about Boba’s character and where he is headed.
Not one person/race/species is below one another, we co-exist.
And that’s absolutely correct.
A little background, Starwars1995 is a Native American and enjoys what the Tuskens represent
in the Book of Boba Fett.
Thank you Starwars1995, your insight is very much appreciated.
And thank you for joining this channel.
You are a welcome addition to the diversity we strive to achieve here.
The second comment comes from Kontakt: “This is a redemption and rebirth of a character
that we actually knew very little about from the original trilogy.”
You’re absolutely right and that goes hand in hand with today’s topic.
Thank you Kontakt, you’ve been a great contributor here.
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Today, we are going to talk about Boba Fett.
What?
That’s a surprise, huh?
Not really.
I talk about him a lot.
See what I did there?
Sarcasm…(delusions of grandeur).
I have a couple of topics to get through.
So, make sure you stick around until the end.
The first topic is that I have seen a lot of complaints about how Boba Fett is being
shown now in the Book of Boba Fett.
They are saying, “this isn’t my Boba Fett.”
Well, you’re partially right.
This isn’t YOUR Boba Fett.
He is everyone’s Boba Fett.
Meaning, we all see something different in him.
That’s what makes a great character.
Yes, I called him a great character.
And?
Before this new stuff, if you had only seen the movies and didn’t read the expanded
universe about Boba Fett, I’d say the only thing you could call Boba was a cool character.
Remember, he only had 6 minutes and 32 seconds of screen time.
How much did you know about him?
That he didn’t take his helmet off?
That he only had a few lines?
That doesn’t mean he never took his helmet off and didn’t speak.
It just means the creator chose not to show us those parts of his story, because at the
time…they were irrelevant.
I know I’ve talked about the change we see in Boba Fett before.
But this time, I want you to share this video with someone who complains about him.
But let me explain why this gets under my skin.
Yes, Boba Fett seems different.
But if you read the old Legends material on the famed Bounty Hunter, you’ll see he really
isn’t that much different.
So what, he talks more than he did in live action before.
You really want to have a show centered around a character who doesn’t say more than 4
lines?
So, I’d like to put it all into context.
Yes, I will admit, Boba Fett seems different.
But I wouldn’t say he isn’t my Boba Fett.
I’d say something has changed him.
I mean, I dare any of you to get swallowed by a Sarlacc, begin digesting in its stomach,
and barely escape alive.
Only to be robbed by Jawas and taken prisoner by Tuskens, and not come out changed from
it all.
If you were expecting to see Boba Fett hit the scene picking up where he left off as
a bounty hunter kicking ass, not talking, and not removing his helmet…you may as well
stop watching the show now.
You’re going to remain disappointed.
In all seriousness, the near-death experience in the Sarlacc and baking in the twin suns
of Tatooine would change anyone.
But in storytelling that’s called character growth.
If a character doesn’t change, they become stagnate…boring.
Boba Fett is no different.
I’ve told everyone to go into this show with an open mind.
That he isn’t going to be what we saw from him in the original trilogy.
I have been saying this since his first kick ass scene in the Mandalorian season 2.
He is reborn with a new purpose.
If you’re like me and don’t see him as a crime boss, or that he feels out of place
in the role, there’s a reason for that.
Quite simply, he is out of place.
This isn’t the role he’s meant for, but he’s doing it for a reason.
In my last video I put a theory out there…a prediction, if you will.
The reason Boba Fett is taking on the role of crime lord is because he has an agenda.
That agenda is to exact revenge on the syndicates responsible for wiping out the Tusken tribe
that made him one of their own.
I won’t go into anymore detail than that, but I’ll link the video in the description
and at the end of this video.
Look, we all want to see Boba Fett kick ass.
And we are going to see it.
You just have to be patient and let the story play out.
Let it build up and I promise, you’ll get the kick ass Boba Fett again.
He won’t be exactly the same as he was in the original trilogy, but it’ll be something
we all enjoy.
So, please…stop saying this isn’t your Boba Fett.
Or that the Book of Boba Fett is terrible.
I’m not saying you have to love it but you’re judging the entire character and series off
two episodes.
And you’re holding Boba Fett to a standard from only seeing 6 minutes and 32 seconds
of his life prior.
What if we all judged you off 6 minutes and 32 seconds of your life.
The trick is, we get to pick those 6 minutes and 32 seconds.
If you wore a striped sweater for those 6 minutes and 32 seconds, you better wear that
same striped sweater every moment we see you.
(Striped sweater).
I know I’ve complained a lot about this issue recently but come on.
You are just looking for something to bitch about at this point.
If you don’t like Disney owning Star Wars, say that.
If you just don’t like Star Wars, say that too.
With that out of the way, let’s talk about what the Book of Boba Fett has actually done
for Star Wars.
Well, let’s include the Mandalorian in this as well.
Both shows have added so much to the lore of Star Wars.
First, we can look at the Tuskens.
I refuse to call them raiders now because of how our perception of them is being changed.
I also try not to call them sand people.
They aren’t made of sand and everyone on Tatooine lives on the sand.
Let’s look at how Anakin, Owen Lars, and Luke Skywalker viewed the Tuskens.
Anakin hated them for what they did to his mother.
Owen had the same thought because Schmi was his stepmother.
Yet, we never hear Owen mention them.
Luke would have the same hatred for them, as he grew up just meters away from his grandmother’s
burial.
(Sand people, the worst.)
But those are the perspectives we’ve been shown.
The first perspective from a guy who slaughtered the entire village…the women and children
included.
It also played a minor role in his turn to the dark side.
The others are perspectives of about the same caliber.
Now, we are learning more about the Tuskens.
We could probably always deduce that these indigenous tribes had a social structure,
a loving environment for their young, and traditions that predated the outland settlers
of Tatooine.
But now all that is confirmed.
And we are shown that the way we saw the Tuskens before these two shows wasn’t necessarily
right.
Necessarily, right?
No, we were absolutely shown them in a false negative light.
So, adding to the lore of Star Wars is the viewpoint that the Tuskens are misunderstood.
That Tatooine isn’t savage because of these indigenous people.
That if you know how to speak to them, they will communicate with you.
As long as they don’t feel their tribe, their water supply, or their ancestral homes
are being threatened.
And the way I view them now doesn’t just make me think Luke was whiny…but also a
racist.
I know that isn’t 100% the case.
We see him help all manner of other races but…(Sand People…the worst).
Now, we all know Luke isn’t a racist.
That isn’t the lore I’m referring to.
The knowledge we have of Tuskens has greatly improved over the last year.
A race of beings we saw in the first ever Star Wars film.
But what do you think?
Is this your Boba Fett?
Do you like the change in his character?
If we can really call it a change.
After only seeing 6 minutes and 32 seconds of his life before this.
Let me know about this or the Tuskens in the comments below.
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